Orono Community Education

Learn basic bike set up, identification, shifting adjustments, brake adjustments, how to safely check your bike, preparing a bike for selling, as well as many other helpful tips and tricks. Time will be available to fix many of the mechanical issues you are facing. Please bring your bike to class. Great value when you factor in a basic tune up!

This class will build from basic to more advanced. Many of your bike issues can be solved in this class! Major focus will be on identification of bicycle parts, trailside repair, shifting adjustments, brake adjustments, chain maintenance, how to repair/replace a tube (flat tire) and how to safety check your bike. We will also learn basic wheel truing, replacing a chain, how to replace brake and shifting cables. Please plan to bring a bike, especially one that needs work! Great value when you factor in a tune up!

Canva is the perfect digital tool for beginners and novices! In this class you will learn how to create designs from scratch or use templates with step-by-step guidance for any digital image you need. This class is taught live online via ZOOM. If you are unable to attend the live online training time, you can still register and watch the recording of the training at your convenience. Follow-up support is also included.

What can you do on Instagram that can result in huge growth for your customer base and sales? We’ve got the answers you need in this fun beginner level class to grow your business with Instagram. Learn the key steps needed in order to improve your company’s bottom line and also gain more followers. Plus, you’ll learn to make your content irresistible and have fun in the process! Each class is taught live online via ZOOM. If you are unable to attend the live online training time, you can still register and watch the recording of the training at your convenience. Follow-up support is also included.

Have you ever wanted to learn the guitar but simply find it difficult to find the time? In just a few hours, you can learn enough about playing the guitar to give you years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take private lessons to do it. This course will teach basic chords and get you playing along with your favorite songs right away. Since this class is being held online with ZOOM, you will be able to sit at home with your guitar and take this class without any pressure at all. The class includes an online book, online follow-up video lessons and a recording of the class so you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own. An optional online question and answer session is also included. Topics include: how chords work in a song, how to form the three main types of chords, how to tune your guitar, basic strumming patterns, how to buy a good guitar (things to avoid) and how to play along with simple tunes. Participants ages 13-17 must have an adult guardian present during the virtual lesson.

In just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade to give you years of musical enjoyment. Learn to play piano the way professionals do using chords. Since this class is being held online with ZOOM, you will be able to sit at your piano or keyboard at home and take this course with no pressure at all. This course includes an online book and follow up video lessons so you will be able to continue your practice and study on your own. An optional question and answer session and a recording of the class is included as well. The course is part lecture/demonstration and part hands-on instruction. Topics include: how chords work in a song, how to get more out of sheet music by reading less of it, how to form the three main types of chords, how to handle different keys and time signatures, how to avoid “counting” and how to simplify over 12,000 complex chords. Participants ages 13-17 must have an adult guardian present.

Time for some spring cleaning; are you ready to get organized? If you want more organization in your life but wonder where to start, you'll love this class! You'll learn tips to begin, strategies to maintain your space and how to identify which organizing systems will work best for you. This is a highly personalized class so feel free to bring questions about spaces in your home that leave you feeling stumped or overwhelmed.

Are you ready to tap into your natural creativity this summer? Join us for a 12 week adventure with 6 different meeting times working with the book "Conscious Creativity" by Philippa Stanton. The meetings will take place at The Vintage Storyteller, which will provide opportunities to stretch ourselves creatively through discussion and engagement with our surroundings in new ways. We will pique our curiosity and connect with our creative practice working through different chapters on looking, documenting, texture, color, the senses, atmosphere, light and composition. You will be guided on how to breathe creativity back into your life, stimulating our imagination and reinvigorating our creative lives. Call to register participants ages 16-17 (must attend with an enrolled adult). Registration closes on June 2nd. June 11 - First meeting - Intro to course & book June 25 - Topic: Looking July 16 - Topic: Color July 30 - Topic: Atmosphere August 13 - Topic: Abstract August 27 - Topic: Continuing On

Your wedding day is nearing and you don’t know how to dance. Not to worry! In this single two-hour lesson you and your fiancé will be taught everything you need to know to make your first dance much more interesting than shifting awkwardly from side to side. Learn an entrance onto the dance floor, easy steps and turns that fit with most songs, and an impressive dip to end your dance! Class is open to any special pairings you plan to include on your wedding day. To reach the instructor in advance of your lesson to share your song or discuss your needs, visit ConstantineDance.com. Private lessons are also available. Casual dress.